BACKGROUND AND AIMS The prevalence of retinal haemorrhages after convulsions is not well established. As these haemorrhages are considered characteristic of child abuse, we investigated their occurrence after convulsive episodes to see whether the finding of haemorrhage should prompt further investigation. METHODS Prospective study of 153 children (aged 2 months to 2 years), seen in the emerg...

Patients with von Willebrand disease (VWD) frequently bleed under a challenge. The aim of our study was to identify predictive markers of perioperative major haemorrhage in type 1 (VWF:RCo = 15-30 IU dl(-1)) and possible type 1 (VWF:RCo = 31-49 IU dl(-1)) VWD patients. We recorded perioperative bleeding complications previous to diagnosis and laboratory parameters in 311 patients with 498 surgi...

AIMS To evaluate the incidence of retinal haemorrhages after convulsions in children. PATIENTS AND METHODS All children who required hospital admission after an episode of convulsions were included in the study. Complete neurological and ocular examinations, including ophthalmoscopy, were undertaken within 48 hours of hospital admission. RESULTS Thirty three children were examined according...

Idiopathic pulmonary haemosiderosis is a rare disorder, with recurrent life-threatening alveolar haemorrhages and chronic lung parenchymal changes. It associated triad of haemoptysis, iron deficiency anaemia, diffuse infiltrates. Although most cases are idiopathic, secondary linked to known diseases has also been observed. Most the remain undiagnosed because disease very low on list differentia...

Preretinal and vitreous haemorrhages are commonly seen in proliferative diabetic retinopathy. They occur particularly at the stage of active growth of the new vessels (Stage II: Dobree, I 964), and are less frequently seen when connective tissue is being laid down in and around groups of new vessels. There is no doubt that repeated vitreous haemorrhages give rise to various forms of fibroplasia...